Tyrone Smith, BBC Sport Scotland
There are luxury watches I would like, but can’t have. And I am still able to tell the time and manage very well without them.
Scotland have done a good job without Harvey Barnes and there’s an old saying about not missing what you’ve never had.
Would his inclusion in the national squad enhance our chances at the forthcoming World Cup? Of course. Barnes is a fantastic player, who has proved it at the highest level. He has five Champions League goals this season.
It would also significantly bolster an area in which Scotland are lacking. With Ben Gannon-Doak sidelined through long-term injury, Clarke is left without real pace in attack and a dangerous out-ball.
Barnes is a talent we could do with, but can also live without.
Rather than ponder on what might have been, the focus should be on getting the best out of those players who have got Scotland to the big show in North America.
